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Coffee Break: Waitstaff

At 81, Michael's restaurant server Clara Riley has been serving for 50 years and doesn't have any plans to stop. She was photographed Feb. 4, 2016 in St. Cloud, Minn.
At 81, Michael's restaurant server Clara Riley has been serving for 50 years and doesn't have any plans to stop. She was photographed Feb. 4, 2016 in St. Cloud, Minn.Kimm Anderson | AP

by Anna Reed

May 21, 2018

May 21 is National Waitstaff Day - a day to show appreciation to servers, bartenders, waiters, waitresses - basically restaurant staff.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention waitstaff?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

The Replacements - Waitress in the Sky
The Ink Spots - Java Jive
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (DNA mix)
Material Issue - Kim the Waitress
Human League - Don't You Want Me
BOY - Waitress
John Lee Hooker - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
Looking Glass - Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)
Ella Fitzgerald - I Want the Waiter (With the Water)